Chandrakhani Pass — gateway to reclusive Malana, increasingly encroached upon by 21st-century India

Travel

A trek to the world’s best hash-growing grounds in the Himalayas, in Himachal

Actor Satish Shah (photo: PTI)

Films

Veteran actor Satish Shah dies at 74

Radical empathy is a pulse in Sahir’s art

Art and Culture

An unfading flame: Sahir Ludhianvi's enduring relevance in a fractured world

Piyush Pandey gave advertising a 'swadeshi' swagger

Nation

Piyush Pandey (1955–2025), maestro who made Indian advertising cool

The unforgettable Asrani as the unforgettable 'Angrezon ke zamaane ke jailer'

Nation

Asrani (1941–2025): The comedian who made India laugh for five decades

The traditional Niamtre Khasi dance

Nation

Meghalaya: Historic interfaith marriage draws praise for love and tolerance

The iconic DDLJ climax

Entertainment

Feels like yesterday: Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol on 30 years of DDLJ

Louvre Museum in Paris

World

Louvre’s glittering theft: Priceless jewels vanish in four-minute heist

Once a nameless stop on the Madurai bus route, Keezhadi is now at the forefront of
Dravidian politics

Art and Culture

‘Before the Ganga, there was the Vaigai’

A giant banner at the funeral of Zubeen Garg on the outskirts of Guwahati

Entertainment

Zubeen Garg death: Assam still mourns a month later, as probe continues

Jashn-e Chiraghn: Diwali in the Mughal era

Art and Culture

‘Har ik makaan mein jalā phir diyā Dīvālī kā’: Diwali illuminated in Urdu verse

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Art and Culture

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Architect of modern Muslim consciousness

Raanjhanaa was re-released this year with a different ending, generated entirely by AI

Art and Culture

A question of integrity in the time of AI